Winnebago Steering: Rack and Pinion

Winnebago is recalling about 160 vehicles over a problem with the steering. Loose intermediate shaft clamps could wear smooth therespective splines of each connecting part and cause the assembly to fall apart.this results in loss of steering control and a possible vehicle accident.

Campaign
91V152000
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO IND., INC.
Reported
17 September 1991
Vehicles
160
Built between
Jan 1990 – Dec 1990
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 November 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1990 and December 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990 Winnebago CW822FTBuilt January 1990 to December 1990
  • 1990 Winnebago CW822FWBuilt January 1990 to December 1990
  • 1990 Winnebago CW825FTBuilt January 1990 to December 1990
  • 1990 Winnebago CW825FWBuilt January 1990 to December 1990

What the defect is

The steering gear intermediate shaft clamps used to retain the intermediate shaft to the steering gear shaft and the column shaft can become loose because of incorrect bolt size and clamp force.

What could happen

Loose intermediate shaft clamps could wear smooth therespective splines of each connecting part and cause the assembly to fall apart.this results in loss of steering control and a possible vehicle accident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE PINCH BOLTS IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH 7/16" BOLTS. TORQUE BOLTS 63 TO 75 FOOT POUNDS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1990 to December 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA17 September 1991
  3. Owners notified13 November 1991

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 17 September 1991.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
WINNEBAGO IND., INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

System: steering, column.vehicle description: commercial trucks.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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